Robert Springer, DDS ’19, is a general dentist at Isles Dental and the president of the School of Dentistry Alumni Society Board (SODAS). Dentistry Magazine spoke with Springer about his role with SODAS, and what he most looks forward to in the coming year.
The School of Dentistry community is great because of our people: the faculty, staff and students who work their hardest and achieve excellence. We would like to honor some of the people in our midst who achieved great things this year.
Karl Self, DDS, MBA, associate professor, recent Interim Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and director of the Division of Dental Therapy, is the 2024 Century Club Professor of the Year.
This year has been a year of excellence at the University of Minnesota School of Dentistry. Our students, faculty and staff continue to be exceptional in their education, delivery of patient care and pursuit of new knowledge through research. This year:
In a traditionalist sense, one might consider research to be a solitary, microscopic endeavor. A scientist sits in a lab, examining slides or observing chemical reactions. It may seem lonely, unconnected from the larger world and everyday health care.
